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Coca-Cola Hug vending machine

April 21, 2012 by Yein Jee

Coca-Cola has installed a unique Hug Me vending machine in the National University of Singapore, where folks can get a free Coke by giving the machine a good squeeze…

Coca Cola hug machine at NUS, Singapore

The beverage company has done this (special vending machines) before in other parts of the world, albeit a bit differently… for example like this and this.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian videos, Coca-Cola, Drinks and beverages, Republic of Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vending Machines

West Japan nostalgic vending machine tour

February 13, 2011 by Yein Jee

A Japanese guy [YT] spent two weeks in July 2010 travelling across West Japan and sampling food (mostly noodles) from various old-style vending machines…

Only a few of the 70+ items look appetising to be frank. The price of each item is shown on the top banner in the video, ranging around 250-350 yen, which is about 3-4 USD; I think it’s considered cheap by Japanese standard.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian Food, Asian videos, East Asia, Japan blog, Japanese Food, Vending Machines

Gold-to-Go ATM arrives in USA

December 20, 2010 by Yein Jee

The first Gold ATM in the US opened last Friday at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida. The machine will dispense newly minted .999 Pure Credit Suisse Gold Bullion Bars and US minted American Eagle Gold Coins to customers.

The Gold-to-Go vending machine – with a computer inside which collects real-time prices – was invented by Thomas Geissler. The first of its kind was installed in Abu Dhabi in May 2010, followed by a few European locations before landing in North America. Another Gold ATM is to be installed in Las Vegas soon.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Luxury Goods, United States, Vending Machines

Japan’s banana vending machine

July 6, 2010 by Yein Jee

Japan has got its first banana vending machine – installed in Tokyo’s Shibuya subway station on June 23 – courtesy of Dole…

Japan banana vending machine

Wonder what took them so long… considering that Japanese folks could buy almost everything (so I thought) from vending machines. Seems like I might have been a bit over-optimistic about the significant of their vending machines.

Image from Shibukei [Jp], via Tokyotrends.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Asian pop culture, Dole Food, East Asia, Japan blog, Japanese Food, Japanese pop culture, Street Food, Tokyo Metropolis, Vending Machines

Abu Dhabi hotel installs gold vending machine

May 15, 2010 by Yein Jee

A hotel in Abu Dhabi has installed a gold vending machine for clients…

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Abu Dhabi, Luxury Goods, United Arab Emirates, Vending Machines, West Asia

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